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Category Archives: Tips for Landlords

9 Questions You Should Ask When Interviewing a Property Manager

Are you tired of handling your day-to-day landlord responsibilities on your own? If so, you’re likely considering hiring a property manager to help make your rental property business less demanding. However, if you choose the wrong property manager, your decision could backfire, making your job as a landlord even more stressful. That’s why it’s important […]

How to Assess Water Damage in Your Basement Effectively: A Guide for Landlords

Are you aware that a silent intruder could lurk beneath your rental property, silently wreaking havoc on its value and your tenants’ well-being? Often unseen and insidious, water damage can chip away at your property’s integrity by decreasing its value by 10-20%. As a landlord, staying proactive against this hidden threat and knowing how to […]

How to Conserve Water and Energy in Your Rental Property

Water and energy conservation are at the forefront of many peoples’ minds. As the cost of energy continues to rise, major droughts are also becoming a real threat in regions all across the country. Thus, as the number of people wanting to become environmentally friendly with their daily activities increases, it is important as a rental property […]

Clean, Safe, Profitable: How Industrial Cleaners Boost Property Management

In the competitive field of residential property management, the adage “first impressions last” isn’t just a saying—it’s a business reality. The importance of maintaining a clean and welcoming environment cannot be overstated. For property managers and facility maintenance professionals, investing in industrial cleaning is not merely a matter of aesthetics—it’s a strategic business choice that […]

When to Consider a Rent Increase

Did you know that the country’s rent index increased at an annualized rate of 3.6% in 2017? At the time, that was a significant increase compared to previous years. However, since then, we’ve seen even larger increases. From 2021 to 2022, we saw average rents increase by 14.07%, one of the largest increases since 2017. […]

How to Avoid Housing Discrimination as a Landlord

It is always a landlord’s goal to find the “perfect tenant” to occupy their rental home. While performing thorough screenings of potential tenants that include background and credit checks, employment and income verifications, and even communication with previous landlords, income property owners must be careful that they avoid housing discrimination when it comes to placing […]

7 Ways to Ensure Your Potential Tenant’s References are Real

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Any responsible rental property owner knows the importance of tenant screening when it comes to placing tenants in their property. You want to ensure the tenant you are considering has no criminal background, verifiable income that can cover the monthly rent expenses and a good credit score. One of the best ways to verify a tenant’s […]

9 Simple Updates to Increase Energy Efficiency in Your Rental

You may feel that investing in energy efficiency for your rental properties is not the best use of time and money. After all, you are not the one living in the property and, therefore, will not reap any of the benefits. However, you couldn’t be more wrong. Today, we’ll go over nine ways to increase […]

Real Estate Numbers You Should Know for Property Investment Success

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Getting into the rental property business is exciting, especially if you are a new landlord. With the dream of making money, whether just to supplement your current income or become financially independent from the grind of the corporate world, there is much to look forward to! Luckily, most people who make rental property investments succeed […]

Rental Property Repairs That Will Break the Bank

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Owning a rental property is, more often than not, a lucrative business. That is, after all, why so many Maryland landlords continue financing rental properties. However, as a landlord, you will never escape routine maintenance repair bills, and as many come to find out, some rental property repairs leave a larger hole in your pocket than expected. […]